Ezra Scroggs is a shiftless gambler who has let his hotel, the Lakeview, fall on hard times. Finally his daughter Nancy gets fed up seeing all the business go to his rival, Si Whittaker at the Majestic, and she decides to do something about it.


Better Times (1919)
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Zasu Pitts
Nancy Scroggs

David Butler
Peter Van Alstyne

Jack McDonald
Ezra Scroggs
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William De Vaull
Si Whittaker (as William De Vaulle)
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Georgia Woodthorpe
A young old lady